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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-1-31
pubmed:abstractText
Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva (ASV) is a rare anomaly. It may be congenital or acquired basis. In pediatric patients, most are congenital in origin. It is frequently associated with other congenital disease, most frequently ventricular septal defect (VSD). Pathologically, this is due to the total absence of normal elastic fibers. Patients with ASV are generally asymptomatic unless aneurysm rupture occurs. Unruptured ASV with right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction is very rare. Herein we describe an unusual ASV with RVOT obstruction associated with VSD in a 14-year-old boy. He had experienced heart failure and exertional dyspnea for 2 months. The diagnosis was made by echocardiography, angiography and surgery. After surgical repair of the VSD and resection of the ASV, dyspnea and heart failure were relieved. The patient remained well during the 3 years of follow-up.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
2072-0939
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
746-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-12-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Unruptured aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva with right ventricular outflow tract obstruction.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article